Scott Hanson and Patrick McClain of Hanson McClain Advisors Ranked among Barron’s "Top 100"

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sept. 6, 2013 - PRLog -- .

·         Patrick McClain and Scott Hanson, Senior Partners and Founding Principals of Hanson McClain Advisors, are ranked #63 and #64 respectively in Barron’s 2013 list of America’s Top 100 Independent Financial Advisors.

·         Scott Hanson and Patrick McClain are the only Sacramento advisors to be included in this year’s ranking.

·         These rankings mark McClain and Hanson’s second year of inclusion in Barron’s Top 100 Independent Financial Advisors Ranking.

Hanson McClain Advisors, a Sacramento-based independent financial planning and investment advisory firm, today announced that Barron’s has recognized Hanson McClain Advisors’ founders, Scott Hanson and Patrick McClain, as two of America’s top 100 independent financial advisors. The only Sacramento advisors to be included this year, McClain and Hanson were ranked #63 and #64 respectively.

This is Barron’s seventh annual ranking of top independent advisors. The editors at Barron’s focus on total assets under management and revenue generated by the advisor’s team, as well as the overall quality of the practice. Investment performance is not an explicit criterion, because clients’ investment goals vary. In many cases, the objective is preservation of wealth, rather than market-trouncing returns.

“Being ranked among America’s top independent financial advisors is an honor and testament to our client-centric approach to business,” said Scott Hanson. “McClain and I started Hanson McClain Advisors to create a different kind of independent financial planning and investment firm focused on reducing the conflicts of interest that are perceived in the marketplace. We are thrilled that our approach has been accepted by our clients and our financial advisor community.”

The group’s assets under management grew an average of 16% over the past 12 months through June 30, the result of solid investment returns and new business. That growth rate is up from the 12% annual pace posted for advisors on Barron’s 2012 list. Barron’s ranked advisors, typically backed by sizeable teams of financial-service professionals, increased average assets under management to $3.6 billion in 2013, up from $3.1 billion one year ago.

Patrick McClain adds, “Our core values of professional integrity, client satisfaction, professionalism, goal and action orientation, and community involvement, are at top of mind in all of our work at Hanson McClain Advisors. Financial advisement is much more than managing funds and I credit our success to our team’s acknowledgement and understanding of our clients’ needs beyond fund management.”

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About Hanson McClain Advisors

Founded in 1993, Hanson McClain Advisors, Inc. is an independent financial planning and investment advisory firm whose independence helps advisors to fulfill their fiduciary responsibility to clients – not investment product makers. Hanson McClain Advisors also leads Hanson McClain Strategic Advisors, a full-service, turnkey asset management program, which integrates asset management strategies with a business support model for practice success. HMSA helps Investment Advisors create a strategy to address their clients' portfolio and service needs. We offer support and service consistency from the asset gathering stage through the investment selection and ongoing client management process.

The company's involvement in the community is a fundamental part of Hanson McClain's business philosophy and core values. Hanson McClain is dedicated to making our community a better place to live and is an active supporter of a number of charitable organizations. For more information about Hanson McClain, please visit www.hansonmcclain.com